Community Ed Classes
 

I hadn't taught these types of beginner classes for over 25 years. I remember teaching a lot of:

Back To The Target, Stomach To The Target
Weight On Back foot Then Weight on Front Foot
Low and Slow
Tempo - Swing Easy
Head Still
Straight Left Arm

I should have been ashamed, and I was. I almost never got beginning women to get the ball airborne. I was simply full of sh*t and guessing.

I certainly don't claim to be a world class teacher now, but I feel I am really progressing. I have been really nervous about taking another shot at teaching beginners, I wasn't sure if I could use my new ideas from Mr. Kelley and get through to them...

Wow, nothing to lose sleep over like I did. I am seeing a lot of smiling faces and folks having fun.

We started with putting... without using the terminology we love, I worked on flat left wrist, bent right wrist, and lag pressure, mostly through #3.

Next week was chipping, basic motion. Continuation of our putting lesson using the same principles. Trying to get everybody into a strong single action grip with the thumb aft of the shaft.

3rd week into the full swing. This is the one I was afraid of. Continued what we learned the previous week, but hit 1-L-6 HARD.

The Clubshaft always points at the Plane Line except when they are parallel to each other.

1-L-6 was MAGIC with my groups. I never had a clue of how to teach where the clubhead and shaft were supposed to travel before. I could play, but I sure couldn't teach. Using 1-L-6 and the concept of roof and gutter, I was able to get everybody to get the ball up in the air, at least a few times!

I'm THRILLED. I will no longer lose sleep before a class wondering if there is someone who will sue me for malpractice. They certainly should have 25 years ago!

Thanks HOMER and YODA!

Kevin

Hey Kev

That one fingered typing is getting pretty good!

Instead of playing with some buddies, I took my wife to the driving range on the weekend and had a similar experience. She isnt a total beginner but might as well be. Anyways she wanted help and I was sorta like "where the heck do I start". First thing was chipping , right arm only and thinking about keeping the right wrist bend frozen (she is a hitter, believe me!). Second thing was getting the Right Arm on Plane while doing that. She noticed more structure and liked it. Third was feeling Lag Pressure at the #3 pp........which she really, really liked. "Oh that makes it so simple" she said.

Here's my problem, now she wants to go back every weekend. So what do I do? Im thinking Ill try exaggerated X Factor next Saturday and see if that doesnt bridle her enthusiasm somewhat.

You got any suggestions on this front? My golf pals are really worried and calling me every night. Never should have told her about Lag Pressure.......what was I thinking.

HaHa,

Tell her she can't hit balls again until she can properly explain the D-Plane. That'll make her quit! :salut:

Kevin

OK , Ill go over it with her at dinner tonight. Ball flight laws.......got it.

Thanks man.

Now you've done it. There's no way you're getting out of this. You're HER new golfing buddy. Tell your friends goodbye.

I think that there's a website that caters to Husband-Wife Golf. They have outings, tournaments, fashion shows and group shopping experiences. You should look into it. :)

Ya, a bus trip to a discount mall in Buffalo would be great fun............that darn #3pp its the Secret to Golf for crying out loud but its killing me. Gonna tell her I was only joking about that.........but she keeps talking about "the finger thing". OH man.

Im in big big trouble guys.

ha ha...thats a good one

You should introduce her to all of us by letting her post some questions and become involved in the forum discussions.

You can do a little around the house while she's posting. :laughing9

I think Yoda offers "Couples" Classes. Ya, I just looked it up. He offers "Couples" classes. It says that he teaches "alternate shot" so that your Twosome can keep up with the rest of the field. I can just imagine. She tee's off, then you nail a 264 yard three wood to within inches of the hole, then She Taps-in for a birdie. Then she tee's it up again. I don't know about what others think, but that sounds like lots of fun to me.

Can you enroll animals in the couples class?

Are you into foursomes?
 

Just invite her out to a friendly 18 hole round with your two buddies: Bucket and Mike O. That should take care of everything. BTW, don't mention "the finger thing" in front of Bucket when there is mixed company.

Great, thanks Drew.

I dont have a photo of Mike O. but Im going to show her this picture of Bucket.....if this doesnt put her off golf nothing will.

Gonna show it to her right after I finish making this guacamole dip for tonights Mexican themed mixed two ball, nine hole group. Gotta run.........

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/a...d=127491101 8

I just scared our puppy and my wife LMFAO!
 

OB, I'm a little shy about talking to a man about his wife and pressure points, so I'll be gentle and respectful, for a bit.

It's great that you and your Mrs. can speak about golf, now, and you probably will have to acquire a new skill like listening to a woman, seriously. :)

Of course, she's very likely to get the picture of G.O.L.F. more quickly than perhaps even you did. So, you'd better prepare for some interesting observations like "Honey, you told me to do that but you don't!" and "Why didn't you tell me that before?"

You might consider knowing your wife's favorite color and her sizes. You might be buying coordinated outfits and accessories. No more new clubs, man. Bummer!

There is some good news in all of this, though. People that would never have invited you to visit them in Philadelphia or Minneapolis, or whatever hick town, uhm small town, in Illinois that allows Daryl to reside in the city limits, will now extend invitations trusting that your nice Mrs. proves that you are in some way "safe and normal."

I like Toronto. But how many times can you go to the CN tower, the ROM, and the Hockey Hall of fame? Minnesota and Philadelphia have big discount malls, after all. And, our wives can go shopping at those malls while we all golf. Kevin can get 25 strokes left-handed! The ladies will spend all sorts of money at King of Prussia or Mall of America.

Congrats!

Pat

Thanks City, that'd be great.

Ill post more later...........the MIxed Two Ball, 9'rs tour bus is just pulling up to the discount mall in Buffalo........hey theres the Linens store!!!!!!!

Ill never play an entire 18 holes again!

K, she's busy shopping now and I got a minute.......

This woman has some sort of power over me, brother. I was supposed to tell her that the #3pp is just balony but instead she gets out of me that .........the whole On Plane Right Forearm, with its Frozen Right Wrist CAN AND SHOULD remain intact throughout the entire swing! She didnt believe me at first , then she realizes that you can do all this and still Trace with the #3pp at the same time. "The finger thing" lives.

What the heck will she get outa me next? The BAT Major Stroke maybe? Aiming Point? I think she has a golf problem actually. Im not seeing a healthy balance between golf and life there.

Beating a Drumstick
 

And like Mike O says about the Colonel, "it's finger lickin' good" :) .

Oh boy . . . . you have officially been ruint.

I just drove by a x-rated store located right next to a KFC. Their sign says" We're finger licking good too". Hwy 10, St. Cloud Minnesota. I had no idea Bucket has investments up here.

KFC and Porn, Life is good! :laughing9 :laughing9 :laughing9

Kevin

now THAT is funny!